With Guinness right on tap and a nice full bar selection, a pool table, games, a jukebox, television, pleasant company and a laid-back atmosphere, O’Gara’s Irish Pub is just what you want your neighborhood bar to be. It’s located right on Main Street in Beech Grove, a Southside Indianapolis suburb. Though the town is often pegged “sleepy,” this is one Beech Grove bar where you can enjoy Beech Grove nightlife without falling asleep.

Lots of regulars hang out at O’Gara’s Irish Pub. Rumor has it they’re friendly and “don’t stare too much.” In fact, O’Gara’s Irish Pub is well-known as a fun place to commiserate with your neighbors and make new friends. Indiana and the rest of the Midwest are dotted with these little establishments. You can even smoke in this one. O’Gara’s is, in fact, so accommodating that, once they’ve close their kitchen, they’ll let you bring in a pizza from the Beech Grove restaurant next door, Ball Park Pizza and Eatery II. They do serve lunch and dinner pub fare at O’Gara’s, though.

O’Gara’s Irish Pub is locally owned and operated by the O’Gara family, universally considered one of the nicest clans in Indy. The O’Garas come from an auto racing background, with owner John O’Gara (AKA Johnny “O”), long-time mechanic in the Indy Racing League, and his daughter-in-law Sarah, owner of Sarah Fisher Racing. John manages her team these days, along with managing the pub.

You’ll see lots of Kelly green on the walls and lots of racing stuff decorating the walls. Next time you find yourself on the Southside of Indy, drop on in and introduce yourself. Bet you make some friends.